What does "scapegoating" mean?

The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

Scapegoating

Common synonyms include: accusatory, accuse unjustly, assign blame, blame, blame shifting, blame systemically.

noun, verb

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Noun

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The act of making somebody a scapegoat.
"Nazi persecution of Jews, as with other scapegoatings, was focused, systematic and directly lethal. Other oppressions have been more long-term and uneven […]"

Verb

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present participle and gerund of scapegoat form-of, gerund, participle, present

"Some fascists are unfairly scapegoating Kabyles for any problem Algeria has."